The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved a lame proposal being pushed by 3 Internet Service Providers that control 96% of the market.

I’m one of 200,000 voters who signed a petition against that proposal.

Happily it looks to be dead in the water.

First the NDP. Then the Liberals. And now Conservative Tony Clement, the Minister responsible, are all banging the drums for an innovative and competitive marketplace.

CBC – Industry Minister Tony Clement says CTRC decision will be ‘studied carefully’

Fact is that corporations try to use monopoly and oligopoly to maximize their own profits. They want to make you pay as much as possible, for as little as possible.

If you are interested, the best summary of the complicated issue was posted today by Michael Geist.